Marlin History:
The last Triumph based kit was produced in June 1983, and of the 236 all Triumph kits produced approximately 160 are known to have been put on the road.
The Roadster was developed into a Marina/Ital based kit, which looked very similar to the earlier cars but used the Morris Marina/Ital as the donor vehicle, and the majority were built from a single donor car using all Marina mechanicals, the engines including the 1275cc A-Series, 1700cc O Type, and 1800cc TC (twin carb) B-Series. However, the Triumph front suspension was always well regarded by engineers (more than could be said for the rear !) so Marlin also built kits using Triumph front suspension and Marina rear axle and suspension, these are known as “Hybrids”.